It felt as if a three-ton weight had been dropped on top of her. Everything hurt and the smell of sulfur wasn't helping though she knew from the light nudges she was feeling that the one at fault for that was none other than Nightmare.
"Get off me you dumb horse!" she grumbled, "Your breath stinks."
Sitting up Toralei let out a hiss at the pain that seemed to linger in every joint. How the hell did Nekolus get that strong? Raion and Katina were the only ones who had that much power? Not to mention who the heck that little shrimp is that smells like them? She shook the thoughts from her mind as she glanced around the room, which happened to be her dorm at the school.
An elegant cover story, for sure.
"Ugh...I feel like I got ran over by a bus!"
She complained, reaching up to push Nightmare away since the mare seemed to be dead set on annoying her now although this only resulted in the horse snorting smoke in her face, causing her to cough.
"What happened Toralei? I have heard three different tales of this."
The werecat sighed and lay back onto the bed, closing her eyes.
"My brother happened."
Was the only answer that Toralei gave in response though it was all enough for the principal.
"Well since I have more than enough witnesses. I can send..." Nora Bloodgood barely had begun to talk when the teen cut her off, fur going slightly stiff.
"You can't and you know it. They would withdraw funding and there would be a crapload of slander involved! This is a thing between werecats...and I can handle it. At least let me try before you commit social suicide!"
Closing her eyes the headmistress tried to conjure up a decent argument but she also knew that nothing that she could come up with would keep Toralei from foiling anything one way or another.
"Fine. I'll give them a break this once but only because I know that you'll just sneak around and find a way to reverse anything I say anyway. But if this happened one more time he is out of here. I won't have someone that dangerous around my students."
Pyralis sighed as they walked into the gym, hearing jeers being shouted their way by two guys. Wonder how they'd feel if I completely smoked them? They thought with a smirk as they removed their jacket and shoved it into their backpack. Everyone shut up when they saw that the figure's shirt was opened in the back, though no one said a word.
"what? Never saw someone like me before? Why don't you put your skills where your mouth is. One half-blood against two monsters?" the redhead challenged, earning a wide-eyed look from both of the guys in question.
"What afraid to take on the weirdo from River-Dale?"
The flame-haired boy was the first to speak, snapping out of his thoughts.
"Fine. Beat us at Skulltimate Roller Maze!"
Roller Maze? Never heard of that one. Hopefully, it's just as fun as it sounds!
"You're on, Loser has to admit to the whole school that they lost to the other!"
"Deal!"
Pyralis had never felt the freedom that they did as they leaped over yet another tentacle, flipping through the air with ease as they watched the Minotaur get knocked into one of the safety walls while Heath tried to burn his way through it.
Oh, come on! Even without my half siblings and my Dad playing too rough I can dodge this! You'd think the bull would be able to dodge at least! They thought just as someone else shot past them, catching Pyralis off guard, causing them to smirk. Now she is a challenge! This is gonna be fun.
Closing their eyes, Pyralis focused on the primal, regal side to themselves and suddenly they felt the familiar caress of heat congregate around their shoulders before the familiar feeling of feathers brushed against bare skin.
"She's more of a challenge than you two combined!" They called, using their wings to launch themselves down the track.
This place is different like Indra and my dad both said. There are so many different kinds of people here, and even those two idiots back there aren't that bad...Just airheads. I wonder if Kat is having any luck meeting anyone, or if she's still brooding. Pyralis wondered as they cut one curve a little too quickly and landed directly into a ring of fire.
"Shoot! Well, at least Indra fireproofed all my clothing!"
Climbing out of the flames the hybrid dusted them self off before taking off again, smirking a bit as they watched the ghoul almost dance as they dodged the last trap. She really gets into this. Kinda reminds me of how Alexa would get when my dad taught her how to actually wield a sword!
Waiting until the girl crossed the finish line Pyralis flew up, landing easily in front of her.
"You're good. I'm Pyralis by the way, Pyralis Bennu." They said, slightly winded as they held out a hand toward the robotic female, who smiled.
"Robecca Steam." came the response as the gesture was returned though then her eyes filled with curiosity "Can I ask what kind of Monster you are, I mean you look like a normie then...well you have wings."
Pyralis chuckled and shrugged "I'm half human. My dad is a phoenix from Iran. My Mom is a nurse from Manhattan. My Dad travels a lot, though he has to due to being a biologist."
"my Dad's an inventor. What was it like? Traveling like that all the time?"
Wow. So she's not asking anything more personal than that? Though I have to say I am interested in knowing more about everything around here and making actual friends will be cool. Plus she completely creamed me in a race, which is new for me. Maybe Monster High won't be so bad.
"It was interesting, even if I did get stuck going to schools full of humans most of the time. Being the odd one out and moving all the time, I had very few friends, not counting my half siblings."